Training Programme Director for Restorative Dentistry | NHS England
| Posting date: | 23 May 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | To be funded by the Education Contract |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 22 June 2024 |
| Location: | Birmingham, B2 4BH |
| Company: | Health Education England |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6337358/990-MIDE-3b-20895-E |
Summary
As Training Programme Director, you will be responsible for coordinating the training across the region. You will ensure that national standards, determined by Royal Colleges, the GDC and NHSE are implemented locally. Applicants must be currently working within the Midlands and East area at consultant level or equivalent. Experience within the specialty at consultant level is essential as is considerable experience of working with learners or dentists in training in an educational context.
You will work with the Regional Associate Dental Dean for Specialty Training to produce dentists who will strive for the highest standards of patient-centred care and commit themselves to a lifetime of professional development.
On 1 April 2023 Health Education England became part of the new NHS England. Our people are our most important asset; recruiting and retaining the best talent remains crucial to our success. We continue to recruit externally where we cannot fill vacancies internally. We hope you choose to join us but please be aware that some roles may be subject to change in the future. We want to attract and retain highly skilled people to enable us to work with our partners to plan, recruit, educate and train the health workforce. Please note, some supporting documentation attached to this vacancy refers to the legacy organisation, previously known as Health Education England, now NHS England. Work is continuing to harmonise the new NHS England recruitment service and any reference to Health Education England will be updated in due course. More information about the transition to the new NHS Englandis available here.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
The Training Programme Director is responsible for the co-ordination, running and quality control of the Restorative Dentistry Training Programme across the Midlands and East. There are currently five Restorative Dentistry Specialty Trainees within the programme, five of which are based in Birmingham Dental Hospital which includes Pre and Post CCST posts and Academic posts. There is one post in the East Midlands, in Leicester and BDH.
The TPD will need to build key relationships with:
• Regional Postgraduate Dental Dean, Heads of School, Associate Postgraduate Deans and relevant NHSE staff
• Specialty Training Committee Chairs and Regional College Adviser
• Educational Supervisors
• Royal College SAC representatives
• Directors of Postgraduate Medical Education
Secondments
Applicants from within the NHS will be offered on a secondment basis only, agreement should be obtained from their employer prior to submitting the application.
This advert closes on Thursday 6 Jun 2024